Villarreal vs Athletic Club: result 3-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 31Kick-off on April 7, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
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What was the result of Villarreal vs Athletic Club?
Villarreal won 3-1 on April 7, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 17′Víctor RuizVillarreal
- 20′Aymeric LaporteAthletic Club
- 47′C. BakambuVillarreal
- 58′Adrián LópezVillarreal
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Villarreal have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Athletic Club have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2017 | Real Betis(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 1, 2017 | Eibar(home) | 2-3 | La Liga |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Las Palmas(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 12, 2017 | Celta Vigo(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 4, 2017 | Espanyol(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2017 | Espanyol(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 1, 2017 | Osasuna(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Mar 18, 2017 | Real Madrid(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Mar 12, 2017 | Real Sociedad(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Mar 5, 2017 | Malaga(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Villarreal win(s), 2 draw(s), 2 Athletic Club win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2016 | Athletic Club 1-0 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Feb 6, 2016 | Athletic Club 0-0 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Sep 20, 2015 | Villarreal 3-1 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| May 23, 2015 | Athletic Club 4-0 Villarreal | La Liga |
| Jan 17, 2015 | Villarreal 2-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Mar 17, 2014 | Villarreal 1-1 Athletic Club | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Athletic Club vs Villarreal on Nov 20, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Villarreal score 1.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Athletic Club score 1.3 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | 1.1 | 1.0 | 8 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
| Athletic Club | 1.3 | 1.2 | 4 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Villarreal sit 9th in La Liga (2 points from 2 matches) and Athletic Club sit 18th (0 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Villarreal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Athletic Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy